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HR1413

HR1413 is a giant star in the constellation of Taurus.

HR1413 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR1413 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR1413:

6.15
Giant
HR1413 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 27°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR1413

HR1413 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR1413 are provided in the following table:

04h 28m 03s
+01° 51’ 30”
192.88°
-30.4°
Taurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR1413 in the sky:

Finder chart HR1413 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1413.

Visibility of HR1413 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR1413 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.1°
Max altitude: 40.4°
Azimuth: 271.9°
HR1413 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR1413

The image below is a photograph of HR1413 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR1413 is 0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR1413 star
DSS2 image of HR1413. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1413 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR1413 from the Sun and relative movement

HR1413 is distant 349.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

107.18 pc
349.41 ly
30 km/s
0.027 arcsec/year
0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR1413

HR1413 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.00
G9III
4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1413 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1413. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR1413

SAO111840
SAO111840